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Walter Perazzo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perazzo and the second or maternal family name is Otero.
Walter Perazzo
Perazzo in 1986
Personal information
Full name Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero
Date of birth (1962-08-02) August 2, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Güemes (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1988 San Lorenzo 240 (77)
1982 → Estudiantes LP (loan)
1983 → Santa Fe (loan)
1988–1990 Boca Juniors 56 (12)
1990 Argentinos Juniors 8 (1)
1991 Deportivo Cali
1992 Bolívar
1994 Daewoo Royals 2 (0)
International career
1987 Argentina U-23
Managerial career
2010–2011 Argentina U-20
2011–2012 Argentina U-22
2012–2015 Olimpo
2015–2016 Ferro Carril Oeste[1]
2017 Aldosivi
2018–2019 Nueva Chicago
2019–2021 Temperley
2021–2022 Almagro
2022– Güemes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero (born August 2, 1962) is a Colombian-born Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Temperley, and former centre forward.

Biography

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Perazzo was born in Bogotá, Colombia while his father Alberto was a football player for local club Independiente Santa Fe. Both of his parents are Argentine.

He started his career in 1979 in San Lorenzo, where he debuted in Primera División on November 18, with only 17 years old, after replacing Miguel Gette. San Lorenzo beat Club Cipolletti 4–0 at Estadio Gasómetro. His first goal in Primera was scored v Ferro Carril Oeste on February 24, 1980.[2] He played in San Lorenzo until 1982 when he was traded on loan to Estudiantes de La Plata due to then coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo did not have him into account. Perazzo was part of the team that won the 1982 Metropolitano coached by Carlos Bilardo.[3] One year later, he emigrated to Colombia to play for Independiente Santa Fe

At the end of 1983, Perazzo returned to San Lorenzo where he reached its peak, scoring 77 goals in 240 matches that helped him become an idol for its supporters.[4][5] He stayed in Boedo until 1988, when he was transferred to Boca Juniors for US$200,000.[2] Perazzo played two seasons (1988–90) for Boca Juniors but the great expectations were not fulfilled,[2] scoring 12 goals in 56 matches.[2]

In 1991, he moved to Argentinos Juniors where he only scored one goal in 8 matches. That same year Perazzo returned to Colombia to play in Deportivo Cali (1991), then moving to Club Bolívar (1992–93). In 1994, Perazzo debuted in South Korean K League playing for Daewoo Royals.[6] He then played for Canadian team Montreal Supra before retiring from football.[7]

After retiring, Perazzo became manager, coaching the Argentina U20 in 2010–11.[2]

Titles

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Estudiantes LP
Boca Juniors
Bolívar

References

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  1. ^ "Ferro va a ser candidato al ascenso", dice Walter Perazzo, el nuevo DT‚ lanacion.com.ar
  2. ^ a b c d e UN SIMBOLO DEL GOL CUERVO EN LOS OCHENTAS… on Xenen
  3. ^ Aquel glorioso equipo on Estudiantes LP
  4. ^ Perazzo: "San Lorenzo me formó, es mi segunda casa" by Fabricio Smolar, 8 June 2020
  5. ^ "WALTER PERAZZO" (in Spanish). Museo de San Lorenzo. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  6. ^ Walter Perazzo profile and statistics in K League
  7. ^ Walter Perazzo, esfuerzo y compromiso on Vavel
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